Cars in Anime (2) You're Under Arrest! #blogpost

Updated: 29 Nov 2024

Hello again! I’m here to talk about a much lesser show but still one I highly recommend for you Car guys out there, this, I’d like to say, is a very good show for us Car Spotters out there: You’re Under Arrest!.

Now from that short opening, you eagle eyed CT-zens out there in the comments, see if you can name as many of the vehicles in that opening (even bikes if you wish) that you can.

Now I feature this show because of a few reasons, the first is my adoration for the characters, especially Ken, the clumsy oaf of a motorcycle patrolman, and the leading duo of Natsumi and Miyuki, who often find themselves in the presence of some of motorings legends in their day to day lives, (and that opening is very good)

Without spoiling too many of the vehicles you may spot in the show, It features a high count of classic machinery from its time, and its signature vehicle is no exception to me, the Honda Today.

The Honda Today in particular (above is pictured a real life replica of the car in the show) is special from the standard Honda Today in particular because of the state of which it has been highly modified by Miyuki, she outfitted the car with a large turbocharger and racing wheels, as well as a lot of other engine and suspension modifications to lead it to be the fastest regular use police vehicle with 4 wheels in the show. It also looks so goddamn happy. I also fully appreciate Miyuki’s regular car, which is a blue Toyota Sports 800.
Oh, and if you think this show will only contain Japanese classics, one of the easy spots on the video I posted hints otherwise.

The show may occasionally stretch your beliefs a bit on some of the vehicles that appear in it (not in terms of when they were made mind you) but I feel it is incredibly enjoyable because the show pays respect to the vehicles by their appearance alone.

This is not the final post I will make about Cars in Anime, My next post will be about cars that only appear in the background of shows, and what is regular there, and what is perhaps a bit odd. I hope you enjoyed reading. #blogpost

Comments

Hey!
Look out for a mistake in one of the first lines!

Now we can talk about that one damn mx-5 we always see in wangan midnight, the pink fit of initial d and other legendary background cars.

The Pink fit and the black and Silver SVX.

I don’t watch anime at all. Only the occasional initial d scene on youtube. I have however seen the original ghost in the shell movie (god damn that was good) and i’ve noticed that the car batou drives looks ALOT like the alfa romeo SZ (i post this cause i saw an alfa in the intro of that cop anime)